Belarus vs Palau: Per capita methane emissions
Belarus
2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
33rd
Palau rank
32nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 12 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1900s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1950s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belarus or Palau?
- Palau, at 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belarus and Palau?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Palau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.